Where does “jeitozu” come from?
jeitozu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese jeitoso, from Portuguese jeito, from Old Portuguese geito, from Vulgar Latin iectus, from Latin iactus, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
jeitozu (Kabuverdianu): skilled
Definitions
- skilled
Ancestry of “jeitozu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jeitoso | skilled; elegant, attractive; useful, convenient |
| 2 | Portuguese | jeito | way, manner, fashion; temper; manners |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | geito | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | iectus | — |
| 5 | Latin | iactus | thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been... |
| 6 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 8 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |